Lord Davies of Oldham: The on-slip roads at this location are still in a safe and serviceable condition and are therefore not included in the Highways Agency's current four-year programme of major maintenance. The agency will continue to carry out periodic inspections but do not expect to be required to resurface the slip roads within the foreseeable future.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 15 March (WA 243), what would be the net cost to the Exchequer of abolishing marginal relief at the small companies rate if the main rate of corporation tax remained at 30 per cent. for profits over £300,000, for the latest year for which figures are available; and
	Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 15 March (WA 243), what would be the net cost to the Exchequer of abolishing marginal relief at the small companies rate if the main rate of corporation tax was reduced to (a) 29 per cent; (b) 28 per cent; (c) 27 per cent; (d) 26 per cent; and (e) 25 per cent. for profits over £300,000, for the latest year for which figures are available.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The table below shows the breakdown of residential transactions in each price band in Great Britain for 2004. The breakdown for Northern Ireland in 2004 is unavailable and therefore UK figures for this year cannot be given.
	
		
			 Range of Price (£ thousands)(Upper Limit1) Total Number of Residential Transactions (thousands) 
			   
			 50 346 
			 60 73 
			 70 59 
			 80 72 
			 90 83 
			 100 81 
			 110 66 
			 120 80 
			 130 87 
			 140 81 
			 150 76 
			 160 68 
			 170 66 
			 180 61 
			 190 54 
			 200 46 
			 210 32 
			 220 34 
			 230 33 
			 240 30 
			 250 46 
			 260 8 
			 270 15 
			 280 17 
			 290 14 
			 300 14 
			 310 10 
			 320 10 
			 330 10 
			 340 8 
			 350 9 
			 360 6 
			 370 6 
			 380 7 
			 390 5 
			 400 6 
			 410 4 
			 420 4 
			 430 4 
			 440 3 
			 450 4 
			 460 3 
			 470 2 
			 480 3 
			 490 3 
			 500 4 
			 510 0 
			 520 1 
			 530 1 
			 540 1 
			 550 1 
			 560 1 
			 570 1 
			 580 1 
			 590 1 
			 600 1 
			 610 1 
			 620 1 
			 630 1 
			 640 1 
			 650 1 
			 660 0 
			 670 1 
			 680 1 
			 690 0 
			 700 1 
			 710 0 
			 720 0 
			 730 0 
			 740 0 
			 750 0 
			 More than 750 12 
			 Total 1,780 
		
	
	1 For example, the £50,000 band cover all transactions between £0 to £50,000, the £60,000 band covers all transactions between £50,001 to £60,000 etc.
	Published figures for 2004 are available from www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/survey–of–prop/table16-1-july05.xls and www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/survey–of–prop/16–1a–nov05.xls. Figures for England and Wales will be updated in June 2006 and Scotland in November 2006.